5 reasons you’ve already broken your new year’s resolutions

It’s January 10 and you’ve already broken all of your new year’s resolutions. 2014 had begun so promisingly, full of hope and good intentions. But not a week in and it’s all gone to pot. Here’s why, brought to you by Trop50…

1. You can’t afford your resolution

Can you afford gym membership? Probably not (Source: Alamy)

Whether you resolved to take up a hobby or lose weight, there’s a strong chance you’ve realised by now that it’s going to cost you a lot more than you’d bargained for. As you drew up your resolutions last month, you’d been optimistic about enjoying some sort of festive windfall courtesy of your wealthy Aunt Matilda, but alas, this never came to fruition.

And so it’s January. You’ve spent all your money on mince pies and sequins and, unfortunately in this post-Christmas era, your bank balance just doesn’t stretch to salsa classes or quinoa.

2. It’s too cold

Definitely don’t try to do sport in this weather (Picture: Action Images)

January seems like a good time to detox, until you realise IT’S JANUARY. Which means it’s cold. Due to aforementioned poverty, you can’t afford gym membership, so if you want to keep up that ‘exercise more’ resolution, you’re going to have to go outside. In the snow, wind and ice. In your running gear. As if.

3. You’re hungry

You could probably have this for breakfast at this point (Picture: Getty)

Your new Christmas-trained stomach can accommodate any manner of gastronomic challenge. It’s huge and bloated and can stretch to greet pretty much everything you send its way. In other words, you’re now greedy. So greedy that carrot sticks and half a grapefruit just won’t cut the mustard, meaning that new year diet isn’t looking hopeful.

4. It’s not Christmas anymore

It’s no longer Christmas, which means life is terrible again (Picture: Getty)

The one thing getting you through this winter was the looming arrival of Santa with a sackful of presents. But now the festive fun is over and you’re just left with the dregs of this season, which means dark nights, miserable weather and a sense of impending doom. It’s all pretty grim and to be honest, the last thing you need is something even more grim like sobriety or starvation to get involved.

5. You were being unrealistic

You probably won’t climb Everest this year (Picture: File)

If your 2014 resolutions had to take the form of a list and included things like ‘climb Everest without the help of a sherpa’, ‘read the entire works of William Shakespeare’ and ‘save enough to buy a house before 2015′, then it’s really no surprise you’ve failed.